There are 12 ways to get from Stuttgart to Istria by plane, bus, shuttle, train, night train, ferry, train (TGV), car, or car train
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Fly Stuttgart Airport to Pula Airport
best- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Pula Airport (PUY)plane STR - PUY
4h 14m€100–434Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain 42 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 90 / ...
- Take the bus from Salzburg Lastenstrasse to Ljubljana Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Pulatrain
14h 21m€47–207Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Fellbach to Veronabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Pula railway Stattion
13h 45m€106–629Night train, line 2 ferry, ferry
- Take the night train from Stuttgart Hbf to Venezia S. Lucianighttrain Nj
- Take the ferry from Ferrovia "A" to Tronchetto "A"ferry 2 / ...
- Take the ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Pulaferry
17h 27m€155–359Fly Stuttgart Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane STR - TRS
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Airport to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor
7h 52m€123–451Train to Frankfurt, fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane FRA - TRS
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Airport to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor
6h 42m€145–553Train to Frankfurt, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane FRA - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Novigrad
8h 17m€126–628Fly Stuttgart Airport to Rijeka Airport, bus
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Rijeka Airport (RJK)plane STR - RJK
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Pazin, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
7h 22m€205–458Bus
- Take the bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Rijeka bus stationbus N948
- Take the bus from Rijeka bus station to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvorbus 971A / ...
15h 27m€53–143Train
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain 42 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 90 / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljanatrain 19 / ...
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Pulatrain
15h 57m€54–468Drive, car train
- Drive from Stuttgart to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Pulacar
7h 36m€171–225Drive 751.4 km
- Drive from Stuttgart to Pulacar 751.4 km
8h 38m€106–153
Stuttgart to Istria by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stuttgart to Istria is to bus which costs €50 - €150 and takes 15h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Stuttgart to Istria is to fly which takes 4h 14m and costs €95 - €440.
No, there is no direct train from Stuttgart to Istria. However, there are services departing from Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Pula via München Hbf, Salzburg Hbf, Villach Hbf and Ljubljana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 57m.
The distance between Stuttgart and Istria is 587 km. The road distance is 751.4 km.
The best way to get from Stuttgart to Istria without a car is to bus and shuttle which takes 13h 45m and costs €100 - €650.
It takes approximately 4h 14m to get from Stuttgart to Istria, including transfers.
Stuttgart to Istria train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Stuttgart to Istria is to fly which takes 4h 14m and costs €95 - €440. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €150 and takes 15h 27m, you could also train, which costs €50 - €470 and takes 15h 57m.
Stuttgart to Istria train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at München Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Stuttgart to Istria is 751 km. It takes approximately 8h 38m to drive from Stuttgart to Istria.
What companies run services between Stuttgart, Germany and Istria, Croatia?
Eurowings, Lufthansa, and Air Dolomiti fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Pula Airport (PUY) 3 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Schwabstraße to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor via Universität, Universität, Stuttgart Airport Busterminal, and Rijeka bus station in around 15h 27m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Pula Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–380
Flights from Frankfurt to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Rijeka Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–400
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–250
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–270
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Pula Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–360
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Rijeka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–240
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Rijeka Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €35–55
- 1st Class
- €75–130
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €28–45
- 1st Class
- €55–95
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–60
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–50
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 200730
- post@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–45
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Ljubljana to Pula
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Stuttgart Hbf to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–270
- Couchette Carriage
- €150–180
- Seating Carriage
- €65–85
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–260
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €255–260
- Couchette Carriage
- €120–150
- Seating Carriage
- €30–40
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €29–45
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +39 098 3520 315
- info@fsbusitaliafast.it
- Website
- simetbus.it
Bus from Fellbach to Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €55–70
- Schedules at
- simetbus.it
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Verona Porta Nuova to Pula railway Stattion
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €46–550
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €46–50
- Private
- €300–550
Shuttle from Trieste Airport to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €32–200
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €32–36
- Private
- €100–200
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Novigrad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €30–290
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €30–40
- Private
- €160–290
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Salzburg Lastenstrasse to Ljubljana Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +385 52 356 500
- brioni@brioni.hr
- Website
- brioni.hr
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Pazin, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–13
- Website
- https://www.brioni.hr/en-gb/
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Pazin, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €1–11
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- Phone
- +385 (0) 32 308 935
- polet@polet.hr
- Website
- polet.hr
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Pazin, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €47
- Schedules at
- polet.hr
Bus from Rijeka bus station to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €47
- Schedules at
- polet.hr
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Rijeka bus station to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 041 041
- direzione@actv.it
- Website
- actv.avmspa.it
Ferry from Ferrovia "A" to Tronchetto "A"
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://actv.avmspa.it/en
- 75 min. Ticket
- €10
- Phone
- +385 91 422 0110
- db.ferry@kompas-travel.com
- Website
- adriatic-lines.com
Ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Pula
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €79
- Website
- https://adriatic-lines.com/
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